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Sadman 05-07-2006 06:03 AM

Wind knocked down sweet corn
 
Another sever thunderstorm last night 3 more inches of rain in NW
Ohio. My Sweet corn was knocked flat to the ground it had been doing
very well about up to my waist and I'm 6' 3. My question is can it be
saved? Some of the stalks were broken so I know those are a lost
cause but most were just bent. I've tried pushing them back in rows
and tying them with twine, anything more I can do?

Pat Kiewicz 05-07-2006 12:17 PM

Wind knocked down sweet corn
 
Sadman said:

Another sever thunderstorm last night 3 more inches of rain in NW
Ohio. My Sweet corn was knocked flat to the ground it had been doing
very well about up to my waist and I'm 6' 3. My question is can it be
saved? Some of the stalks were broken so I know those are a lost
cause but most were just bent. I've tried pushing them back in rows
and tying them with twine, anything more I can do?


Hill up around the stems with some soil or compost. Maybe give them
a foliar feed with seaweed (possibly mixed with fish emulsion).

This year I hilled the corn up a bit and then mulched. So far, no
blowdowns.
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)


TQ 06-07-2006 12:41 AM

Wind knocked down sweet corn
 
Sadman wrote in message ...
Another sever thunderstorm last night 3 more inches of rain in NW
Ohio. My Sweet corn was knocked flat to the ground it had been doing
very well about up to my waist and I'm 6' 3. My question is can it be
saved? Some of the stalks were broken so I know those are a lost
cause but most were just bent. I've tried pushing them back in rows
and tying them with twine, anything more I can do?


No need to do anything. The stalks will stand up on their own within a week
though the power of sunshine alone. The bottoms will be curved, but all is
not lost.




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